Position: 26:32.33N, 016:25.83’W
Heading: 225T
Wind: ENE 4 to 5
Sails: main 1 reef, poled out jib
After a great start, we sailed for as long as we could, while being passed by many others motoring. Reluctantly we turned engine on when down to 1.5 knots boat speed. Used the opportunity to start up the watermaker, and thankfully no issues there. Not so lucky with our main sail. One of the luff cars broke and no spares onboard (classic). Peter managed to swap them around so we could re-hoist the sail with 1 reef.
Wind eventually picked up and last night was one of the best night sails ever. Steady breeze, bright moon and lots of stars. Dinner was a very tasty paella from the Central Market.
Thank you to WRC Yellow Shirts for the fantastic support in Las Palmas. Great fun meeting everyone in the rally and look forward to catching up in Mindelo.
Fair winds and safe passage to all,
Carol & Peter